Tuesday, March 28th, 2023
President for expansion of Pak-Tajikistan trade, economic ties
ISLAMABAD, MAR 28 (DNA) — President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi has called for the expansion of trade and economic relations with Tajikistan, adding that steps should be taken to enhance trade and investment cooperation with Tajikistan for the mutual development of the two brotherly countries. The President stated this while talking to Pakistan’s Ambassador-designate to Tajikistan, Mr Muhammad Saeed Sarwar, who called on him, at Aiwan-e-Sadr, on Tuesday. Talking to the Ambassador, the President mentioned that Pakistan had deep historical and cultural linkages with Tajikistan, stating that Pakistan wantedRead More
CJP says ECP decision to delay polls in Punjab penned in haste
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial Tuesday said the decision to postpone polls in Punjab was penned in haste by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). The CJP passed the remark after the Supreme Court resumed the hearing on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) petition challenging the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision on Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa elections. During the hearing, Justice Jamal Mandokhail asked the ECP what would the date for the election be if its decision for delaying the vote was revoked. The hearing was thenRead More
NdcTech modernizes the core banking platform for Samba Bank
DNA ISLAMABAD, 28 Mar: NdcTech, a premium technology services firm transforming banks and financial institutions globally has successfully modernized the core banking system of Samba Bank onto the latest release of Temenos Transact. Samba Bank Limited is a subsidiary of Saudi National Bank (SNB) KSA in Pakistan, offering personal and corporate banking services, including current and savings accounts, loans investments and a host of digital services. The bank serves a sizable customer base and has a branch network across 14 major cities in Pakistan. Over the years, Samba Bank hasRead More
Airsial announces flight operations for Saudi Arabia
KARACHI: AirSial, Pakistan’s third private airline, is all set to launch flight operations for Saudi Arabia in order to provide convenience to Umrah pilgrims. The carrier will begin offering four weekly flights from Lahore to Saudi Arabia starting from 29 March, with services available on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. Chairman AirSial Fazal Jilani said that airline would also operate weekly flights to Saudi Arabia from Islamabad from March 30. “AirSial will also start Karachi-Jeddah, Peshawar to Jeddah and Sialkot-Jeddah flights in second phase,” he said, adding that Airbus320 willRead More
Pakistan can earn billions of dollars through export of pink salt: ICCI
Islamabad, MAR 28: /DNA/ – Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that Pakistan is the only producer of pink salt in the world and the government should cooperate with the private sector in value addition of this salt that would enable the country to earn billions of dollars through its exports around the world. He said this while talking to a delegation of Miracle Salt of USA that visited ICCI led by its President Nadeem Ahmed. Ahsan Bakhtawari said that the global market of pinkRead More
Dealing with ADHD
Nandara Shahid ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder which includes two types of conditions; Inattentiveness and Hyperactivity. This disorder develops in children and continues up to adulthood. For a common person, knowing how to diagnose ADHD, should not be the matter of concern but they shall be aware of how to behave around people suffering from such a condition. This is the reason why spreading awareness about ADHD is crucial. Pakistan is far off from western countries in managing such issues due to lack of awareness, late diagnosis, longRead More